PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Wu-Tang Clan - The Mystery Of Chessboxin. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Daley

187 cm
21
178 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
182 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolls Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daley as he jumps to the side.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Daley doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Daley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolls Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Daley checks it.
Daley tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.

Daley clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Daley won't allow it.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daley tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daley is keeping busy.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley trying to land knees to the body.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Gracie avoiding damage as Daley throws knees to the body.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daley looks gassed!
Gracie avoiding damage as Daley throws knees to the body.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Daley.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Gracie avoiding damage as Daley throws knees to the body.

Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Daley uses from the top position.
Gracie trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Daley controlling him for the moment.
Gracie has his hands on Daley's head, controlling the position.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Daley is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Daley's back instead.

Gracie is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Daley is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rolls Gracie!